Parliamentary program
The goal of the program is to strengthen the capacity of the Parliament to meet its constitutional competencies, particularly control function. By strengthening the legal framework and practice of control mechanisms, we strive to increase their effectiveness and thus the accountability of the executive vis-à-vis the Parliament. The focus of the program is also on the role of the Parliament in the process of EU integration, functioning of its working bodies, as well as transparency and cooperation with civil society.
Seminar on public procurement for Parliamentary Service
29. 04. 2013.
We organized a seminar on public procurement for sixteen representatives of Parliamentary Staff, on 26-27 April in Miločer. The seminar is one of the activities foreseen under the project “Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight of Public Procurement System”, which is supported by the Democracy Commission Small Grants U.S. Embassy in Montenegro. Through an intensive two-day training, participants…
Press release: Better public procurement oversight by strengthening the Parliament
25. 04. 2013.
The Parliament has an important role in controlling government’s spending and procurement, and should have the capacity to verify key information about the funds allocated to consumer units, but also regarding effective and efficient of these resources. The role of the Parliament of Montenegro in the control of the public procurement system remains limited. This…
Civil society involvement in accession negotiations: Too much to ask?
18. 04. 2013.
Key characteristics of the civil society’s participation in the process of Montenegro’s accession negotiations are the key topic of the analysis of our research coordinator, Jovana Marović, which has been published in the publication “Parliamentary Challenges in the EU Accession Process” of the Institute for Democracy and Mediation from Tirana, Albania. You can download the…
Our suggestions for this year’s agenda of the Committee for economy, budget and finance
21. 03. 2013.
Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget is currently formulating its agenda for 2013. year. The competencies of this Committee intertwine with our work in the research area Public finance. We addressed the Chair of the Committee with a set of proposals and suggestions that we believe should be included in the this year’s Agenda: Consultative…
IA on the political talkshow „From my point of view“ on TV Vijesti
02. 03. 2013.
Our public policy analyst, Dina Bajramspahić, appeared on the talkshow “From my point of view” with Tina Raičević on television Vijesti. Theme of the show was the scandal of illigal wiretapping of journalists. Other guests show were Nikola Markovic (deputy editor of the daily newspaper Dan) and members of the Parliamentary Committee for Security and…
IA’s suggestions for drafting the Resolution on the European integration
27. 02. 2013.
Upon the invitation by the Parliamentary Working Group for drafting resolution on the European integration, we have prepared suggestions and proposals as a contribution to this important process. The proposals are based on the findings and recommendations from our research on the role of Parliament in the EU integration process. As we were unable to…